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Ooo, this is a good one: Join Anne Wayman and me, along with our special guest, The Urban Muse Susan Johnston, for LinkedIn Secrets and Success, a one-hour Webinar revealing how you can capitalize on LinkedIn’s untapped potential! For information and registration, click here. Yesterday was slightly more productive than Monday. I managed to get…

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Return of the Demand(ing) Jobs

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I have no idea why, but I spent the first part of yesterday absolutely exhausted. It was as though I woke up five minutes after going to sleep. Luckily by noon I was able to function better. Didn’t get much done beyond coordinating Anne’s and my next Webinar, but maybe it was smart to avoid…

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Loose Ends, Weekends

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It was quite the weekend. Baseball (ugh), then football (yay!), and in the middle of it a disjointed plan to escape for a few days that turned out less than successful. Saturday we drove north to the Poconos with a list of B&Bs and an overnight bag. We located the state park, visited the park…

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Keeping Track

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What we’re talking about on the Five Buck Forum: Where to send the query Another slow day yesterday. I’m thankful for them at the moment because I’m able to catch up on my bookkeeping, desk cleaning, personal writing, and marketing planning. I had one interview yesterday, then I unraveled a few online accounts that locked…

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Bookending

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How was yesterday for you? I spent it learning how to move this blog, plus trying to get my domain out of the hands of the GoDaddy people. I had plenty of time to do so – a current project is sitting idle until I can get some interviews lined up. Anne and I were…

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Friends in New Places

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I felt like I was slogging through mud yesterday. Way too many things getting in the way and not enough work. I did get one more assignment from a regular client, but nothing concrete on the three others who were asking about upcoming projects. Soon. Patience. If I say that often enough, I may convince…

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Giving Them Reason

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Yesterday was a bit of a fractured day. I had a doctor visit in the morning, then an interview in the afternoon with a bit of research scattered about. I managed to get out a few proposals to potential clients, and then off to get groceries. The proposals were something I was pondering all weekend….

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Monthly Assessment: September 2011

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Happy birthday to my youngest bairn! Today she is 23 and a lovely young woman she is. Both she and her brother make their mom proud. I’m glad last week is over. Every bit of technology I touched went wonky. I’m hoping the weekend “reset” my abilities. If it were only that easy. Hard to…

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It’s Not Your Job

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Yesterday was a good day. I’m waiting for some client work to come in, so I had time to work on a personal project and put in some quality time over at the About Writing Squared forum. Plus there was some sort of issue with one subscriber who couldn’t get in. Hopefully I cleared that…

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Feedback

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Good day yesterday – I scored an assignment late Tuesday, so I was able to line up some interviews early. I got some marketing done, too. Always. Never stop, I say. I sent out a few Craig’s List ads locally, hit LinkedIn a bit, put out feelers on Twitter, and got another query going. All…

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6 responses to “Feedback”

  1. Devon Ellington Avatar
    Devon Ellington
    September 29, 2011

    Feedback is very helpful. In teaching, the class evaluations help me plan future classes and even create new ones from the things the students want and need.

    There are always a few who say I'm too strict or there was too much work (I'm sorry, if you expect to be a contracted, published novelist, you better be writing 1K a day — when you have 3-4 days to do a 750 word assignment and you start saying you have "no time" — you don't belong in the class).

    As in your example, Lori, feedback also helps you decide who NOT to work with in the future.

  2. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    September 29, 2011

    Exactly, Devon. It helps them see that their level of commitment isn't strong enough, though they probably wouldn't view it that way.

    Likewise on feedback showing you who your best client is. I wouldn't work with the lecherous dude either, but he'd be easier to tolerate (and handle – I'm stronger than some weak man who can't behave like a grownup), but I won't put myself in the tiresome position of having to do so.

  3. Jake P Avatar
    Jake P
    September 29, 2011

    If a client goes out of her way to give me good (clear, actionable) feedback, I will go out of my way to encourage it.

    There's also a sales psychology element here: A skilled salesperson will often make a mildly incorrect statement or comment in order to give the prospect a chance to correct the error–and therefore establish authority in their own mind. Which is not to say that we want to make mistakes (!), but rather that a client/prospect taking the time to give feedback or revise something is making a commitment/investment.

    The opposite of love isn't hate–it's indifference.

  4. Jake P Avatar
    Jake P
    September 29, 2011

    Hey LW, apparently my comment went to spam. Not sure what I said that was offensive! 🙂

  5. Paula Avatar
    Paula
    September 29, 2011

    Every time I turn in an assignment, I ask the editor or client to let me know if they have any questions. In the editorial world, outside of direct quotations, there are few absolutes. If they don't like something – like Lori's example of the client who thought "leading" is overused – they need to tell me, and possibly even allow me to explain my choices.

    Call me crazy, but I like when an editor uses the Track Changes feature on word. I can see the things they're changing, and learn about their particular editorial preferences. (And with one editor who said I "relied too heavily" on direct quotations, I could see how badly she paraphrased those quotes and correct her corrections.)

  6. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    September 29, 2011

    Saved it, Jake! Yours wasn't the only comment in there, either. Gabriella's from yesterday landed there.

    Another reason why Blogger is in my rearview.

    Good point on introducing something small error to give them something to do. Normally, they find things wrong without my help, though! 🙂

    Amen, Paula. I love when they use Track Changes, too. You can often see the rationale behind the changes better that way.

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